Assisted Living Facilities in Beaverton

No one likes to realize that their parents or themselves are getting older and can no longer safely care for themselves at home. Decisions about the move to assisted living are often pushed back longer than is recommended because the conversation is so hard to start. Once the move is made, most people wonder why […]

Mr. and Mrs. J are in their mid-80’s. They lived in an independent living community in Arizona. Their adult children live in the Portland area and wanted their parents to live closer to them, since Mr. and Mrs. J had no family nearby in Arizona.

Mr. J was independent and very healthy, but Mrs. J was having quite a bit of unsteadiness on her feet, which caused a fall that resulted in a fracture. Because of the fracture, she was rehabilitating in a skilled nursing facility to get her up and walking again.

Mr. N is a 77 year-old man with moderate to advanced dementia. His family contacted us, looking to move him from another city, to Portland to be closer to his family. Mr. N’s wife had recently passed away and he was living in a city with no family members nearby…

We initially toured three communities together, some were stand-alone memory care communities, and others had assisted living and/or independent living on the same campus. All of them would meet Mr. N’s needs, but his daughter felt most positive about the third community we visited. She went back with her sister to revisit that one, and they put down a deposit to hold the available room.

If you are looking for senior housing either for yourself or for a loved one, it is important to know what your options are and the different types of senior housing that are available to you. Here’s a quick senior housing overview that you might find useful. Since every older adult has their own specific […]

Assisted living facilities are quite possibly the best option for seniors, since they are safe and allow seniors to maintain their quality of life, make new friends, and make the best of the time they have left. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misunderstanding about assisted living. Here, we expose and debunk seven common assisted […]